"Nothing," wrote General de Gaulle, "strengthens authority so much as silence." Speech dilutes thought; it allows one's courage to leak away - in short, it dissipates the concentration that is required.


Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939) - The Art of Leadership

André Maurois Quotes

Nothing, wrote General de Gaulle, strengthens authority so much as silence. Speech dilutes thought; it allows one's courage to leak away - in short,...

Nothing, wrote General de Gaulle, strengthens authority so much as silence. Speech dilutes thought; it allows one's courage to leak away - in short,...

Nothing, wrote General de Gaulle, strengthens authority so much as silence. Speech dilutes thought; it allows one's courage to leak away - in short,...

Nothing, wrote General de Gaulle, strengthens authority so much as silence. Speech dilutes thought; it allows one's courage to leak away - in short,...